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Ben's Rye Kolsch

Name: Ben's Rye Kolsch
Prep time: 75 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 11 gallons
Cuisine: Homebrewing
Ingredients: 15 lb Pilsner; 3.5 lb Rye Malt; 1 lb Rice Hulls; 1 lb Flaked Rye; 0.5 lb Carapils; 1.5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher Hops; 3.25 oz Saaz Hops; 0.5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher Hops; 0.5 oz Saaz Hops

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Method: All Grain
Style: Kölsch
Boil Time: 75 min
Batch Size: 11 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 13 gallons
Post Boil Size: 11.75 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.043 (recipe based estimate)
Post Boil Gravity: 1.047 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 70% (brew house)
Hop Utilization: 98%
Calories: 155 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 15.5 g (Per 12oz)

Created: Friday August 28th 2026

Mean Beer Kolsch

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OG: 1.048 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.8% IBU: 23

격리해제

by Jaeho

OG: 1.045 FG: 1.007 ABV: 4.9% IBU: 24

Lisle's lil Kolsch 30 Min

by Uncle Joe's Brewing

OG: 1.047 FG: 1.011 ABV: 4.7% IBU: 25

Original Gravity:

1.047

Final Gravity:

1.011

ABV (standard):

4.8%

IBU (tinseth):

26.7

SRM (morey):

3.7

Mash pH

n/a

Cost $

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Fermentables

Amount	Fermentable	PPG	°L	Bill %
15 lb	American - Pilsner15 lb Pilsner	37	1.8	71.4%
3.50 lb	Bestmalz - Rye Malt3.5 lb Rye Malt	38	3.1	16.7%
1 lb	Rice Hulls1 lb Rice Hulls	0	0	4.8%
1 lb	Flaked Rye1 lb Flaked Rye	36	2.8	4.8%
0.50 lb	Weyermann - Carapils0.5 lb Carapils	34.5	2.1	2.4%
21 lbs / $ 0.00

Hops

Amount	Variety	Type	AA	Use	Time	IBU	Bill %
1.50 oz	Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Mittelfrüher1.5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	75 min	11.34	26.1%
3.25 oz	Saaz3.25 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.5	Boil	75 min	15.36	56.5%
0.50 oz	Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Mittelfrüher0.5 oz Hallertauer Mittelfrüher Hops	Pellet	4	Boil	0 min		8.7%
0.50 oz	Saaz0.5 oz Saaz Hops	Pellet	2.5	Boil	0 min		8.7%
5.75 oz / $ 0.00

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Mash Guidelines

Amount	Description	Type	Start Temp	Target Temp	Time
9 gal		Batch Sparge	159.6 °F	151 °F	75 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb

Other Ingredients

Amount	Name	Cost	Type	Use	Time
2 each	Whirlfloc		Other	Boil	15 min.

Yeast

Wyeast - Kölsch II 2575

Amount:	2 Each	Cost:
Attenuation (avg):	75%	Flocculation:	Low
Optimum Temp:	55 - 70 °F	Starter:	No
Fermentation Temp:	-	Pitch Rate:	0.35 (M cells / ml / ° P) 170 B cells required

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Priming

CO₂ Level: 2.44 Volumes

Target Water Profile

Balanced Profile

Ca⁺²	Mg⁺²	Na⁺	Cl^-	SO₄^-2	HCO₃^-
0	0	0	0	0	0
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Last Updated: 2026-08-29 12:04 UTC

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Cost for

Gallons

Cost by

Final Yield

	Cost $	Cost %
Fermentables	$
Steeping Grains (Extract Only)	$
Hops	$
Yeast	$
Other	$
Cost Per Barrel	$ 0.00
Cost Per Pint	$ 0.00
Total Cost	$ 0.00

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Amount	Variety	IBU	Bill %
2 oz	Barth-Haas - Hallertauer Mittelfrüher (Pellet)	11.34	34.8%
3.75 oz	Saaz (Pellet) 3.7499999914221 oz Saaz (Pellet) Hops	15.36	65.2%
5.75 oz / $ 0.00